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Music and film collections that inform and entertain, bringing alive key periods in England's colourful history. Exclusive music CD compilations span the centuries from Celtic mysticism and Tudor courtliness to world war optimism. Captivating DVDs take the viewer on a fascinating historical journey, with great biopics, original documentaries and blockbuster movies.

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Stonehenge Solstice CD

Music from two millennia comes together in Solstice, from ancient chant to music specially commissioned. Astonishing compositions breathe new life into ancient instruments – hurdy-gurdy, oboe an...

£8.00

Stonehenge: A musical journey into the past CD

Specially composed music to celebrate the mystery and wonder of Stonehenge - a personal interpretation of the ‘spirit of place’. Electronics and sampled instruments form the backbone to th...

£8.00

Gregorian Chant - CD

Plainchant used specific modes, which are the equivalent of our modern day keys. Some of their names are well known such as Dorian (normally beginning on D) or Aeolian, which normally begins on A. Eac...

£8.00

English Heritage Liner Days - CD

Enjoy the sophisticated and elegant music from the era of the great ocean liners during the 1920s and the 30s with this collection of popular songs and dances by the favourite bands and the artists of...

£8.00

Henry VIII - DVD

The enigma of Henry VIII - tyrant, womaniser and the man who changed England forever - continues to fascinate Britain centuries after his death. Ray Winstone brings history's most beguiling monarc...

£7.00

Victoria and Abdul - DVD

The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, tr...

£5.00

1066 All three battles - DVD

From the writer of the excellent 'Bow Street runner' mini-series City of Vice, and director of the powerful drama The Relief of Belsen, comes the untold story of the Norman conquest. 1066 chro...

£8.00

1066 A year to conquer England - DVD

Dan Snow takes on one of the most famous dates in British history when, 950 years ago, William of Normandy, soon to be Conqueror, defeated Harold, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But 10...

£15.00

Taboo - DVD

James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy), is a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is ...

£10.00

Victoria Series 2 - DVD

Following critical acclaim, Victoria (Jenna Coleman) resumes her role as queen establishing herself as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Sovereign. However,...

£15.00

Darkest Hour - DVD

During the early days of World War II, with the fall of France imminent, Britain faces its darkest hour as the threat of invasion looms. As the seemingly unstoppable Nazi forces advance, and with the ...

£10.00

York Historic Capital of the North - DVD

Michael Portillo travels back in time, mingles with the Roman Sixth Legion, sheds light on Anglo Saxon York, visits a Viking street scene and describes Viking Jorvik. He describes the Norman influence...

£10.00

Transformers The Last Knight - DVD

From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg comes the biggest, most explosive Transformers yet. Our world's greatest hero becomes our fiercest enemy when Optimus Prime launch...

£5.00

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day - DVD

Set in glamorous 1930’s London, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is a Cinderella story for grown-ups. When dowdy middle-aged governess Guinevere Pettigrew loses her latest job, her luck appears to...

£6.00

Dunkirk - DVD

This series of three episodes follows the retreat, evacuation and survival of the soldiers who fought in the battle at Dunkirk. Told from the perspective of those in command and the soldiers who fough...

£10.00

The Young Victoria - DVD

From Academy Award winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese comes the story of Queen Victoria's early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle in to her romantic courtship and legend...

£7.00

Creation - DVD

Director Jon Amiel's biopic explores the crisis of faith suffered by evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin (Paul Bettany). About to publish the book that would question God's role in creation,...

£7.00

Music for Dad's Army (2CD)

Enjoy the unforgettable Dad's Army theme tune along with tracks featured in the ever popular television series. On disc 2 there's a wonderful selection of favourite wartime songs by stars...

£10.00

Anne Boleyn's Songbook - 2CD

Choral ensemble Alamire explore the finest works in Anne Boleyn's Songbook by the greatest composers of the early 16th century, including Compère, Brumel, Mouton, and Josquin. Performances ...

£10.00

Sanctus (Music for Quiet Contemplation) - CD

The Venerable Bede informs us in passing of musical activity in the monasteries of Northern England: 'all those present at a feast took it in turns to sing and entertain the company', and he r...

£8.00